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Ministry of Defence
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh & his French counterpart Ms Florence Parly hold 3rd Annual Defence Dialogue in New Delhi
The third Annual Defence Dialogue between India and France took place between Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and French Minister for Armed Forces Ms Florence Parly in New Delhi on December 17, 2021. A wide range of bilateral, regional, defence and defence industrial cooperation issues were discussed in the annual meeting.
The Ministers reviewed the existing military-to-military cooperation, which has increased in spite of pandemic challenges. They discussed ways to increase defence cooperation in all domains. India and France have recently concluded their annual bilateral Army Exercise, Shakti, with focus on counter-terrorist operations, in France in November 2021. Defence industrial cooperation was discussed with focus on future collaborations and co-production between the two countries.
The Ministers acknowledged their convergences on number of strategic and defence issues. They expressed commitment to work together to enhance cooperation in bilateral, regional and multilateral forums. France is the current chair of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium and shall take over the Presidency of European Union from January 01, 2022. The two Ministers decided to work closely on a number of issues during the French Presidency.
Earlier, Ms Florence Parly called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and paid tribute to Indian soldiers at the National War Memorial. She is expected to meet with other Indian dignitaries during her visit.
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Ministry of Finance
Shri Shaji K V Assumes Charge as Chairman of NABARD
Mumbai: 14 December 2022
Shri Shaji K V assumed charge as Chairman of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development  on 7th December 2022. Prior to this, he was serving as Deputy Managing Director, NABARD since 21st May 2020 and was instrumental in implementing initiatives like software based supervisory inspection, Data-warehouse, process re-engineering and improvement in the risk management practices besides conceptualising the ambitious scheme of computerising Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies . He also steered the crucial Department of Refinance of NABARD, which recorded an all-time high business level in FY 2021-22 and the Finance Department of NABARD ensuring efficient use of resources raised from the market and their judicious deployment.
Before joining NABARD, he worked in Canara Bank in various capacities for 26 years. As his last assignment, he was at the Corporate Office of Canara Bank, in charge of Strategy, Planning and Business Development during which he successfully handled the project of amalgamation of Syndicate Bank into Canara Bank.
He has been a member of many National Level Expert Committees/working groups including Working Group on Agriculture Value Chain Finance, Expert Committee to suggest future roadmap for RRBs, Technical Group on Social Stock Exchange, Committee for drafting guidelines for IPO by RRBs, Committee on Cost sharing of ATMs, etc.
Shri Shaji is a post graduate in agriculture and holds PGDM in Public Policy from the Indian Institute of Management , Ahmedabad apart from Diploma in Treasury, Investment & Risk Management. He is also a certified associate of the Indian Institute of Banking & Finance and a NSE Certified Market Professional .
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Ministry of Home Affairs
Correctional Service Medals conferred on prison personnel on the occasion of Independence Day, 2021
The President of India is pleased to approve the conferment of the following Correctional Service Medals on prison personnel on the occasion of Independence Day, 2021:
President’s Correctional Service Medal for Distinguished Service
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Prime Minister's Office
Phone call between Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Hon Scott Morrison MP, the Prime Minister of Australia
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi spoke on telephone today with Hon Scott Morrison MP, the Prime Minister of Australia.
Prime Minister Modi conveyed his appreciation for the prompt and generous support extended by the government and people of Australia for India’s fight against the second wave of COVID-19.
The two Leaders agreed on the need to ensure affordable and equitable access to vaccines and medicines for containing COVID globally. Prime Minister sought Australia's support for the initiative taken at the WTO by India and South Africa to seek a temporary waiver under TRIPS in this context.
The leaders took note of the progress made in the India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership since the Virtual Summit held on 4 June 2020 and discussed ways to further strengthen cooperation and foster people-to-people ties.
The Leaders also discussed regional issues and reiterated the importance of working together for a rules-based international order and a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Maldives on Training and Capacity-Building Programme for Maldivian Judicial Officers in India
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Memorandum of Understanding  between India and Maldives on Training and Capacity-Building Programme for Maldivian Judicial Officers in India.
Benefits:
The MoU will promote cooperation between India and Maldives in judicial and other legal areas, and enable exchange of knowledge and technology in training and capacity building.
Prime Minister's Office
PM applauds GI Tag for Ladakh's Wood Carving
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi expressed happiness about GI Tag for Ladakh's Wood Carving, a first of its kind.
Replying to the tweet by Member of Parliament from Ladakh, Shri Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, the Prime Minister said;
"This will make Ladakh’s cultural traditions even more popular and benefit artisans."
PIB Headquarters
Need to educate younger generation on healthy life style: Shri. M. Nagendra Swamy
Need to educate younger generation on healthy life style: Shri. M. Nagendra Swamy
BANGALORE: DECEMBER 5, 2018
St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bangalore has organized a three day medical exhibition in the hospital campus as part of the 43rd Hospital day Celebrations.
Shri. M. Nagendra Swamy, Additional Director General, Press Information Bureau & Regional Outreach Bureau, Karnataka Region inaugurated the medical exhibition here today. Addressing the gathering during the occasion Shri. M. Nagendra Swamy said that there is a need to educate our younger generation, especially school children on healthy life style. Creating health awareness among villagers is a difficult task but such medical exhibitions will help in creating heath consciousness among common people especially the villagers he added. Shri. M. Nagendra Swamy in his address explained about various health education programs with special emphasis on the awareness campaign for Malaria, Tuberculosis  and Dengue.
The aim of the exhibition is to bring health awareness among the public in life threatening disease which reflect the unique strengths and goals of medical ethics and to bring health awareness to deal with communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Ministry of Communications
Broadband for All & Creating 4 Million Jobs key objectives of NDCP-2018
“The National Digital Communications Policy 2018 will catalyse the achievement of the Digital India dream of our Government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, by nurturing and promoting a robust, competitive, and sustainable digital communications sector”, said Shri Manoj Sinha, Minister of State for Communications . The Minister spoke to members of the press and media today, while inaugurating a seminar organised by the Department of Telecom, with representation from States and Union Territories. The seminar held in the capital is meant to lay the foundation for collaborative pursuit and realisation of the vision, mission, and objectives of the National Digital Communications Policy  2018.
In his inaugural speech, Shri Sinha touched upon the objectives and key features of NDCP 2018. Objectives such as Broadband for All and the promise of Creating 4 Million Jobs in the sector have the potential to drastically alter the dynamics of the sector, and make it possibly the single-most important enabler of socio-economic development of the country. The Minister cited the ongoing BharatNet project as an example of how determined execution can lead to empowerment of people inhabiting the remote and rural areas of our country. “We have broadband-enabled nearly half the total number of Gram Panchayats in the country, and Phase II of the project is now in progress. In parallel, we are also establishing WiFi Hostpots at each Gram Panchayat to facilitate the utilisation of the infrastructure established by BharatNet.”, said the minister.
Speaking on the occasion, Smt Aruna Sundararajan, Secretary  and Chairman, Digital Communications Commission, highlighted the importance of proactively identifying and addressing implementation challenges, in order to support timely execution of projects. She highlighted the Indian Telegraph Right of Way Rules 2016 as an instrument to facilitate smooth execution of digital communications projects across the country through adherence to a clear, transparent, and consistent set of rules. “We will also take steps to promote healthy competition among States and Union Territories, to further the cause of NDCP 2018.”, Smt Sundararajan said.
Shri Sinha congratulated the organisers and participants of the seminar for initiating timely and meaningful deliberations on NDCP 2018, and urged the representatives from the States and Union Territories to leverage the digital communications infrastructure being established by the Union Government, to provide services which will make a substantive difference to the lives of the people of India. “Cooperative federalism is not an empty slogan for us; it is a way of working with stakeholders to maximise the returns from our collective efforts and investments.”, the Minister concluded.
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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Bhawana and Jassi’s combination upfront features in HP’s victorious start
Himachal Pradesh girls handball team skipper Bhawana Sharma’s combination with selfless playmaker Jassi was the highlight of the team’s 43-12 victory over Bengal in a Pool A match in the Khelo India Youth Games on Friday. The win was also a statement of the team’s determination to go the distance.
Himachal Pradesh’s only medal so far in this edition here has come from the boys Kabaddi team which stunned the home team and crowd in the final in the Multi-Purpose Hall 1 in the Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex. Now, the girls’ Handball team, boasting of four internationals and oozing with confidence after a good start, is hoping to strike gold at the same venue.
Of course, it helps that along with fellow-internationals Sanjana and goalkeeper Chetana Sharma, Bhawana and Jassi and a few others are all products of the Handball Nursery in Morsinghi, Bilaspur. “That we have been together for close to three years has worked to our advantage,” Bhawana said.
The strapping Bhawana was the team’s highest scorer but she appreciated the role played by the playmaker in creating opportunities for her upfront. “Jassi is selfless in passing the ball for me to score. Her sense of timing is superb, and she feints superbly. I like the understanding that we share on and off the court. It helps our team,” Bhawana said.
The fans in the arena got to see some of that magic when Jassi passed the ball forward, though there was no eye-contact with Bhawana. “I knew instinctively that Bhawana would be at hand to collect the ball and score without any fuss. I think it such moments of magic that makes us the team we are,” Jassi said.
“I feel good when my combination with the captain of the team stands the team in good stead. There is no greater joy in seeing her and our other strikers make the most of the chances to add goals to our score. I think we all understand that this is a team game and even if the media mentions only the scorers, each of us knows our role and plays it to the hilt,” Jassi said.
“Our team finished runner-up in the National Junior Championships, but it is determined and prepared to win the final here. However, my team is not over-reaching itself and will take it step by step. We are looking forward to winning Friday’s match against Rajasthan,” Bhawna said, returning to be with the team on the sidelines as it cooled down.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Department of Fisheries proactively participates in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan "Special Campaign 2.0"
Government of India initiated Special Campaign 2.0 on 2nd 2022 with the aim to ensure timely and effective disposal of pending matters in government offices and Ministries.
As Swachh Bharat Abhiyan "Special Campaign 2.0" aims at record management, cleanliness , and office scrap disposal easing of rules/processes freeing of space.
Various activities are being carried out by Department of Fisheries and its institutions under its guidance. DoF is proactively participating in the campaign through various activities. Social media awareness campaign is being run. On-ground cleaning activities of DoF institutes under the campaign are being undertaken.
Under the "Special Campaign 2.0", disposal of the pending VIP differences and issuances on budget approval for the states is also being sped up. Target and achievement and Pictures of Activities  are being uploaded by the Department on the SCDPM Portal of DARPG on daily basis.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat Mission  on 2nd October 2014 with the vision of giving a heartfelt tribute of “A clean India” to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary in year 2019. SBM has received tremendous support and popularity from the people and has become a “Jan Andolan”. With the moto of “Cleanliness is next to Godliness”, citizens have pledged and taken part in many cleanliness events to fulfil the mission of clean and hygienic Bharat.
Ministry of Science & Technology
IIT Roorkee Launches Seven New Academic Programmes to Cater to Rising Demand for New-Age Technologies
Indian Institute of Technology , Roorkee has launched seven new academic programmes in select areas of engineering, architecture, economics, and management along with specialization in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence to cater to the rising demand for new-age technologies.
Secretary, Department of Science & Technology  Professor Ashutosh Sharma hoped that these programmes would help students and working professionals add value to their respective fields. “New Initiatives of this kind separate the leaders from followers, and I am delighted to hear about the outlines and philosophy of the programmes,” he said while inaugurating the new programmes at the oldest technical institution of the country in an online ceremony on July 30, 2021.
“The new programmes involve the transmission of relevant knowledge and using the knowledge we produce. They are inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary and also in line with National Education Policy 2020. Their launch shows that we are on to breaking some of the silos that we have historically created,” DST Secretary added.
The programmes, which include six postgraduate degree programs and one five-year integrated program, would be offered to students from the next autumn session . They aim to facilitate quality education in new and emerging areas that are becoming more and more relevant today. The entire bunch comprises of M. Tech.  and M. Tech.  under the Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Data Science , M. Des. , and MIM  under the Department of Design, Online M. Tech.  for working industry professionals under the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, MS Economics  under the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, and M. Tech.  under the proposed International Centre for Dams .
B. V. R. Mohan Reddy, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Roorkee, who was present during the launch, hoped that these new programs would change the mindset towards learning by making it more flexible, accessible, and a life-long process. “We are also aiming for Atma Nirbhar Bharat, and so new areas with a new approach to learning is important, innovation is an integral part of our future, as is entrepreneurship. I recommend entrepreneurship programs to make sure we have a lot more job creators.”
Prof. Ajit K Chaturvedi, Director, IIT Roorkee, expressed confidence that these new programmes would fulfil the demand of future technologies in higher education. “All these new academic programs address the needs of our country. They have been created after careful deliberations at several levels,” he pointed out. Several other dignitaries of the institute were also present on the occasion of launch of these new programmes.
Ministry of Defence
Indian Coast Guard & Indian Navy sign MoU with Indian Port Rail & Ropeway Corporation Ltd for developing gallery at National Maritime Heritage Complex
A Memorandum of Understanding  was signed between Indian Coast Guard & Indian Navy with Indian Port Rail & Ropeway Corporation Ltd on July 2, 2023, in Gandhinagar for the planning, development, construction, and commissioning of a gallery on the theme “Evolution of Indian Navy & Indian Coast Guard” at the National Maritime Heritage Complex  which is being constructed at the historic Indus Valley civilization region of Lothal .
The signing of the MoU took place in the presence of Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Bhupendra Patel, Chief Minister of Gujarat, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Chemical & Fertilizers, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways & Tourism and Shri Shantanu Thakur, Minister of State for Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways. The senior officers of the Indian Coast Guard, Indian Navy including Additional Director General Rakesh Pal, PTM, TM, were also present.
The Government of India is building the National Maritime Heritage Complex  at the historic Indus Valley civilization region of Lothal  under the aegis of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. The foundation stone for the NMHC project was laid by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in March 2019.
Comprising of a maritime museum, lighthouse museum, maritime theme parks, amusement park centres, etc., NMHC will showcase the maritime heritage of the country from ancient to modern times by adopting an edutainment approach using the latest technology to spread awareness about India’s maritime heritage.
It will have several innovative and unique features such as Lothal mini recreation to recreate Harappan architecture and lifestyle; four theme parks – Memorial theme park, Maritime and Navy theme park, Climate theme park, and Adventure and Amusement theme park; fourteen galleries highlighting India’s maritime heritage starting from the Harappan times till now; Coastal states pavilion displaying the diverse maritime heritage of states and UTs; among others.